Switzerland County – 1858 Indiana Gazetteer

Switzerland County, Indiana entries from:
G.W. Hawes’ Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859. Indianapolis : Geo. W. Hawes, 1858.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

See also:
Entries from Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana

ALLENSVILLE,
A post office in Switzerland county, situated 11 miles north-east of Vevay, the county seat, and 100 miles from Indianapolis.

  • Dailey Wm. Rev., Baptist.
  • Downey Thomas, general store.
  • Downey & Ellat, proprietors grist mill.
  • Fisher James R., farmer.
  • Harris Daniel K., tanner and courier.
  • Lee David, justice of peace.
  • Likely Henry, harness maker.
  • Littlefield Harvey, justice of peace.
  • McCullough Geo.
  • McFadden Wm., farmer.
  • McHenry Joseph, proprietor grist mill.
  • McMillen Wm., justice of peace.
  • Montgomery John, farmer.
  • MOORE JOHN, POST MASTER.
  • Parker Alexander Rev., Presbyterian.
  • Platt Thomas, blacksmith.
  • Sewards David, cooper.
  • Simmons B. L., general store.
  • Smith Isaac, carpenter and builder.
  • Smith Lewis, carpenter and builder.
  • Stow W. H., farmer.
  • Tarris John K., general store.
  • Tinker Henry A., carriage and wagon maker.
  • Tinker S. R., farmer.
  • Willas James, cooper.
  • Works James A., attorney at law.
  • Works Thomas, attorney at law.

BENNINGTON,
A post office of Switzerland county.

CENTRE SQUARE,
A small town in Switzerland county, 8 miles east of north from Vevay, contains a few places of business, two churches and a school house, John Stearns is proprietor of a good steam flouring mill. Population about 150.

CRAIG,
A post office of Switzerland county.

FLORENCE,
A post office of Switzerland county, beautifully situated on the banks of the Ohio river, in Switzerland county, 10 miles below Patriot and 9 above Vevay by the river. It was laid out in the year 1818 by Benjamin Drake, under the name of New York, which name it retained until about the year 1845, when it was changed to that of Florence. It was a healthy location, and is surrounded by a very fertile section of country, inhabited by moral, industrious, intelligent, and enterprising farmers, whose stalworth frames and sinewy hands burden the capacious warehouses of the town with the products of their farms.

The place has four stores, a school house and church, and there is a saw and flouring mill and distillery now being erected, is a point of very considerable commercial importance for the size of it, especially is it noted for buying and shipping of produce to distant markets. In the single article of wheat alone there is about thirty-five thousand bushels shipped annually to Cincinnati and other points, which, however, will now be manufactured into flour principally at home. Apple, potatoes, hay, pork, and other articles are shipped in proportion. The population is about 500.

  • Bronson Moses, wagon maker and blacksmith.
  • Bledsoe & Beymer, dry goods, groceries, &c.
  • Darwin & Marshall, carpenters and joiners.
  • Danhenheyer G. E., boot and shoe maker.
  • FLORENCE HOTEL, B. J. ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR.
  • Graves B. F., physician.
  • Kelso Garrett, carpenter and joiner.
  • Klug Joseph, boot and shoe maker.
  • KRUTZ WM. G. & CO., MILLERS AND DISTILLERS.
  • Krutz Wm. G., dry goods, groceries, &c.
  • Maer Moses, tailor.
  • Moore & Brother, dry goods, groceries, &c.
  • McGUIRE E. D., POST MASTER.
  • McGuire, grocer.
  • Robinson Benjamin, proprietor wharf boat.
  • Robinson Chas., brick yard.
  • Scott Geo., blacksmith.
  • See Robert, grocer.
  • Wright Daniel, cooperage.

GRANT’S CREEK,
A post office of Switzerland county.

JACKSONVILLE,
A post village of Switzerland county, 7 miles north-east of Vevay. It contains a church, school house, several stores and mechanic shops, and a Division of the Sons of Temperance. Population, 100.

  • GEORGE McCULLOCK, POST MASTER.

LOG LICK,
A post office of Switzerland county.

MOOREFIELD,
A post office of Switzerland county.

MOUNT STERLING,
A post office of Switzerland county.

PATRIOT,
A small town situated on the Ohio river, in Switzerland county, 50 miles below Cincinnati, 100 miles above Louisville, Ky., and 3 miles from “Big Bone Springs,” was laid out in 1830. It contains five dry goods stores, one grocery, one seminary and two churches, and is considered one of the healthiest places on the Ohio. Population about 700.

  • BENNETT A. D., PROP’R, COMMERCIAL HOTEL, AT STEAM BOAT LANDING.
  • Berry Reuben, justice of peace.
  • Brixner Adam, cooper.
  • Case E., wine grower.
  • Chandler J. H., ambrotypist.
  • COMMERCIAL HOTEL, AT STEAM BOAT LANDING, A. D. BENNETT, PROP’R.
  • Driver Henry, dealer in dry goods and groceries.
  • Edmon Dr., veterinary surgeon.
  • Fortune Patrick, dealer in stoves and tin smith.
  • Gale E. S., physician and surgeon.
  • Gazlay A. D., dealer in dry goods and groceries.
  • Gibson Wm., dealer in dry goods and groceries.
  • Gill John, insurance agent.
  • Gurley J. G., attorney at law and notary public.
  • Hobbs A., dealer in dry goods and groceries.
  • HOWE S. & SON, MILLERS AND DISTILLERS AND PROPRIETORS OF HOOSIER MILLS.
  • Howe S. & Son, proprietor wharf boat.
  • HOWE SILAS Q., POST MASTER.
  • Humphrey E. M., physician and surgeon.
  • Jack J. J., insurance agent.
  • Larison J. A., saddle and harness maker.
  • Masonic Hall, Morning Star Lodge No. 24.
  • Mead Wm., boot and shoemaker.
  • Newton Robert, cooper.
  • Odd Fellows’ Hall, Patriot Lodge No. 9.
  • Patriot Division, No. 21 Sons of Temperance.
  • Platt N. & R., blacksmiths.
  • Scranton & Watts, grocers.
  • Tate James, blacksmith.
  • Wade Samuel, wagon maker.
  • Watts M. C., cooper.
  • Wells J. C., dealer in dry goods and groceries.
  • Wiley Wm., carpenter and joiner.

PLEASANT,
A post office of Switzerland county.

QUERCUS GROVE,
A post office of Switzerland county.

SUGAR BRANCH,
A post office of Switzerland county.